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2016 has been a turbulent year for the European Union and its member states. Brexit, the armed conflict in Syria and Iraq, the refugee crisis, terrorism and the Italian referendum; all topics covered by the Peace Palace Library in several Library Specials and Library blogs.

2017 promises to be a defining moment for the continuation of the ever closing Union. This blog touches upon a couple of developments which can lead to discussion within the European Union and its members.

After the Law and Justice Party (PiS) took control over the presidency in May 2015 and won a clear majority in Poland’s last parliamentary elections in October 2015, the new conservative PiS government quickly expanded its control over the media and judiciary. They did so by introducing controversial amendments to laws, which were first passed through the Sejm: the Polish Parliament and then approved by the Senate and Poland’s new President Duda.

Poster published by the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office containing the slogan ‘ Solidarity is at the heart of Europe’. Part of a series of posters to inform the public about the works of ECHO. Topic of this poster: Algeria – distribution of food aid to Sahrawi refugees. Image: Photograph showing Sahrawi women and child. One woman […]

Poster published by the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office containing the slogan ‘ Solidarity is at the heart of Europe’. Part of a series of posters to inform the public about the works of ECHO. Topic of this poster: Timor – Street children of Covalima. Image: a photograph of two smiling girls and a smiling boy. One girl is […]

Poster published by the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office containing the slogan ‘ Solidarity is at the heart of Europe’. Part of a series of posters to inform the public about the works of ECHO. Topic of this poster: Tajikistan – Access to clean drinking water. Image: photograph of an old man standing near a hand water pomp installed by […]

Poster published by the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office containing the slogan ‘ Solidarity is at the heart of Europe’. Part of a series of posters to inform the public about the works of ECHO. Topic of this poster: Montenegro – Suplying wood for heating to vulnerable people. Image: picture of an old lady behind a window. In […]

Poster published by the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office containing the slogan ‘ Solidarity is at the heart of Europe’. Part of a series of posters to inform the public about the works of ECHO. Topic of this poster: Thailand – Burmese refugee camp. Image: picture of a Burmese child putting a piece of wood in a […]

Poster published by the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office containing the slogan ‘ Solidarity is at the heart of Europe’. Part of a series of posters to inform the public about ECHO. Topic of this poster: Angola – Camp for displaced people in Matala – Beneficiary. Image: fullscreen image of an Angolan child.

Poster for solidarity campaign of the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office in the context of Iraqi Rehabilitation project. Part of a series of posters to inform the public about the works of ECHO. Image: Smiling Iraqi man and young woman.

Poster published by the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office containing the slogan ‘ Solidarity is at the heart of Europe’. Part of a series of posters to inform the public about the works of ECHO. Topic of this poster: Burundi – Camp for displaced people in Rushubi. Image: picture of a very crowded Burundi camp. The […]